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title: alertness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «alertness» in the school dictionary: Alertness is being awake, watchful and ready to notice and react quickly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# alertness

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**Who acts:** Alertness, Sleep, Drivers, much screen time, Dogs, Coffee · **What happens:** be, notice, react, help, stop, need · **To what, where:** alertness, class, thief, full alertness, ears

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«alertness» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [alertness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alertness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Alertness is being awake, watchful and ready to notice and react quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:m1:1
# text = Alertness is being awake, watchful and ready to notice and react quickly.
1	Alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	watchful	watchful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	react	react	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Alertness |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Alertness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Alertness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **notice** | to-infinitive | Alertness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **react** | infinitive | Alertness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Sleep helps your alertness in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:x1:1
# text = Sleep helps your alertness in class.
1	Sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Sleep | your alertness |  | class |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alertness=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guard's alertness stopped the thief.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:x2:1
# text = The guard's alertness stopped the thief.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | the guard's alertness | the thief |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality thief=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Drivers need full alertness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:x3:1
# text = Drivers need full alertness.
1	Drivers	driver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Drivers | full alertness |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot alertness=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Too much screen time at night lowers alertness the next day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:x4:1
# text = Too much screen time at night lowers alertness the next day.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	lowers	lower	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | present | much screen time at night | alertness |  |  | day |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alertness=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Dogs show alertness when they prick up their ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:x5:1
# text = Dogs show alertness when they prick up their ears.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	prick	prick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Dogs | alertness |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent alertness=Recipient |
| 2 | **prick up** | present | Dogs *= dog* | Dogs's ears |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ear=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coffee can increase alertness in adults.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alertness:x6:1
# text = Coffee can increase alertness in adults.
1	Coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	increase	increase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	alertness	alertness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **increase** | can | Coffee | alertness |  |  |  | in adults | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer alertness=Patient |

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